Crafted Sets Need Some Love

poodlemasterb16_ESO

At one time they were supposed to be largely equivalent to dropped sets. This is certainly no longer the case.

I must admit to bias in that I will not use anything other than what I make. As I have been doing this since the beta, I have serious capability as my set of crafters are leveled and can make pretty well anything craftable. I would like that extended a bit, and some actually really nice sets incorporated into the game for us crafters.

Its about time.

Sangwyne

It would be nice to be able to craft anything from stickerbook, I don't see how it would unbalance the game either. You'd still need to collect the actual set pieces, and then you could decide whether to simply reconstruct them or craft them yourself. I'd also like to see either the armor on belt/gloves brought up to match the other pieces or being able to craft sets in different weights, kinda sucks to have to wear two heavy sets and lose armor on helm/shoulders compared to gloves/belt if you want to run 1/1/5. The changes to armor passives and penalties were supposed to expand the number of viable setups, but characters that are forced to run certain sets that only drop in one weight are still very much limited in how they wear those sets.

snoozy

definitely agree with OP, crafted sets need a buff. i also prefer to make stuff myself, and it allows for build variety due to armor weight options.
i doubt zos are gonna significantly buff them tho, as the strong sets are one of the main reasons people keep running and buying new content.

Sangwyne wrote: »

It would be nice to be able to craft anything from stickerbook, I don't see how it would unbalance the game either. You'd still need to collect the actual set pieces, and then you could decide whether to simply reconstruct them or craft them yourself.

while i like the idea of being able to craft collected stuff instead of spending transmute stones, i think it's very unlikely they will allow it, as the transmute stones are a major incentive to keep doing group content, and removing that necessity would likely make a lot less people do that content

VaranisArano

What dropped sets are you comparing them to? The top meta sets? Old stand-bys like Julianos, Hundings Rage, and Shacklebreaker are still going strong. There's several crafted sets that get niche, but solid use in PVP, like Fortified Brass and Mechanic Acuity.

CableBomb

I agree. Especially TBS.

VaranisArano

CableBomb wrote: »

I agree. Especially TBS.

I liked Twice Born Star, but having to go reacquire the second mundus stone if I swapped my gear made it too much of a pain to keep using on my Stam sorc.

Stahlor

VaranisArano wrote: »

What dropped sets are you comparing them to? The top meta sets? Old stand-bys like Julianos, Hundings Rage, and Shacklebreaker are still going strong. There's several crafted sets that get niche, but solid use in PVP, like Fortified Brass and Mechanic Acuity.

Exactly - all these sets are good enough to clear every content in the game. No buffs needed.

Fhritz

poodlemasterb16_ESO wrote: »

At one time they were supposed to be largely equivalent to dropped sets. This is certainly no longer the case.

I must admit to bias in that I will not use anything other than what I make. As I have been doing this since the beta, I have serious capability as my set of crafters are leveled and can make pretty well anything craftable. I would like that extended a bit, and some actually really nice sets incorporated into the game for us crafters.

Its about time.

What ???

Julianos / Hundings
NMA
Mechanical Acuity
Morkuldin
Eternal Hunt
Stuhn's Favor
Aetherial Ascension / Fortified Brass
Orgnum's Scales
Night Mother's Gaze (useful in some case)

I'm sorry, but a lot of crafted set are really good. Not BIS, but still useful.

CableBomb

VaranisArano wrote: »

CableBomb wrote: »

I agree. Especially TBS.

I liked Twice Born Star, but having to go reacquire the second mundus stone if I swapped my gear made it too much of a pain to keep using on my Stam sorc.

I love TBS. Hopefully they can rework it a bit. Someone here said something like an amplifier on each Mundus. Idk. Or something similar to the Mag/Stam four-piece from MA.

CableBomb

Fhritz wrote: »

poodlemasterb16_ESO wrote: »

At one time they were supposed to be largely equivalent to dropped sets. This is certainly no longer the case.

I must admit to bias in that I will not use anything other than what I make. As I have been doing this since the beta, I have serious capability as my set of crafters are leveled and can make pretty well anything craftable. I would like that extended a bit, and some actually really nice sets incorporated into the game for us crafters.

Its about time.

What ???

Julianos / Hundings
NMA
Mechanical Acuity
Morkuldin
Eternal Hunt
Stuhn's Favor
Aetherial Ascension / Fortified Brass
Orgnum's Scales
Night Mother's Gaze (useful in some case)

I'm sorry, but a lot of crafted set are really good. Not BIS, but still useful.

I agree that crafted sets in ESO are strong, especially compared to craftable stuff in WoW. I think TBS and MA could use a buff or adjustment though. Either way I concur that even vTrials are probably completable even if everyone used crafted sets, from Tank to Healer to DPS.

BejaProphet

Once they get finished standardizing every buff from every sources in the game we should be at a place where in theory every buff is of similar value. At least given the same source, like a 2-4 piece set bonus.

That’s when I’d love to see them actually let master crafters alter one of them. What if I could pick one single trait and exchange it. What if I wanted one of the health benefits from Ebon armor to be a Stam boost?

If they actually feel confident that they have standardized the values this wouldn’t be broken to swap one single bonus, and crafters would matter tremendously AND it would give a new depth to customizing a build.

CableBomb

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BejaProphet wrote: »

That’s when I’d love to see them actually let master crafters alter one of them. What if I could pick one single trait and exchange it. What if I wanted one of the health benefits from Ebon armor to be a Stam boost?

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zvavi

Isn't mechanical acuity meta right now?

TwinLamps

Stahlor wrote: »

VaranisArano wrote: »

What dropped sets are you comparing them to? The top meta sets? Old stand-bys like Julianos, Hundings Rage, and Shacklebreaker are still going strong. There's several crafted sets that get niche, but solid use in PVP, like Fortified Brass and Mechanic Acuity.

Exactly - all these sets are good enough to clear every content in the game. No buffs needed.

What about other crafted sets that are pretty much useless?

zvavi

TwinLamps wrote: »

Stahlor wrote: »

VaranisArano wrote: »

What dropped sets are you comparing them to? The top meta sets? Old stand-bys like Julianos, Hundings Rage, and Shacklebreaker are still going strong. There's several crafted sets that get niche, but solid use in PVP, like Fortified Brass and Mechanic Acuity.

Exactly - all these sets are good enough to clear every content in the game. No buffs needed.

What about other crafted sets that are pretty much useless?

What about other overland/dungeon sets that are pretty much useless?